Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Intro:
A minorAm 
FF 
C majorC
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A minorAm FF C majorC
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Verse 1:
A minorAm FF
She was walking in the street, looked up and noticed
G+G G+G
He was?nameless,?he was homeless
A minorAm FF
She?asked him his name and told?him what hers was
G+G
He gave her a story 'bout life
A minorAm FF
With a glint in his eye and a corner of a smile
G+G C majorC G+G
One conversation, a simple moment
A minorAm FF
The things that change us if we notice
G+G
When we look up sometimes
Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm FF
They said I would never make it
G+G C majorC G+G
But I was built to break the mold
A minorAm FF G+G
The only dream that I've been chasing is my own
Chorus:
A minorAm FF
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
G+G C majorC G+G
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
A minorAm FF
Young teachers, student doctors
G+G C majorC G+G
Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run
A minorAm FF
This goes out to the Underdog
G+G C majorC G+G
Keep on keeping at what you love
A minorAm FF
You'll find that someday soon enough
G+G
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
Post-Chorus:
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Verse 2:
A minorAm FF
She's riding in a taxi back to the kitchen
G+G G+G
Talking to the driver 'bout his wife and his children
A minorAm FF
On the run from a country where they put you in prison
G+G
For being a woman and speaking your mind
A minorAm FF
She looked in his eyes in the mirror and he smiled
G+G C majorC G+G
One conversation, a single moment
A minorAm FF
The things that change us if we notice
G+G
When we look up sometimes
Pre-Chorus:
A minorAm FF
They said I would never make it
G+G C majorC G+G
But I was built to break the mold
A minorAm FF G+G
The only dream that I've been chasing is my own
Chorus:
A minorAm FF
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
G+G C majorC G+G
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
A minorAm FF
Young teachers, student doctors
G+G C majorC G+G
Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run
A minorAm FF
This goes out to the Underdog
G+G C majorC G+G
Keep on keeping at what you love
A minorAm FF
You'll find that someday soon enough
G+G
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
Post-Chorus:
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bridge:
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Everybody rise up
A minorAm FF G+G
You gonna rise up, ayy
Chorus:
A minorAm FF
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
G+G C majorC G+G
Single mothers waiting on a check to come (Single mothers)
A minorAm FF
Young teachers, student doctors (Yeah)
G+G C majorC G+G
Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run
A minorAm FF
This goes out to the Underdog
G+G C majorC G+G
Keep on keeping at what you love
A minorAm FF
You'll find that someday soon enough
G+G
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
Post-Chorus:
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC G+G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Other versions of Underdog
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Underdog live by Alicia Keys
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